The Roster

Want to know who's who in The Hot Mess?  I'm not naming names, but this should help you keep the players straight:

Hot Mess Mama: that's me!

The General: luckiest man alive (he's married to me, after all!)

Z: our boy wonder

E: rough-and-tumble (not-so)baby girl of the house

Will's Mom: self-explanatory, right?  She's Will's mom.  Oh, and a dear friend (she had that title before Z named her Will's Mom).  Her downfall, of course, is that's she an FSU alum.  There's just no accounting for taste.

OG: the old guy of The Crew.  Careful, he's fragile.  Also, he's an FSU alum (and married to Will's Mom - he also goes by the name "Will's Dad").  If he were a Florida fan, I'd have given him a nicer blog name.  Too bad, OG!

MD13: he drinks Riesling, but he's otherwise a great guy.  And a REAL Gator fan (yes, I said it - you're a REAL fan, MD!).  A riot at a tailgate...and he's even been keeping the clothes on lately - many thanks to Mrs. MD13 for that one.

Mrs. MD13: she married into the Crew, and now she's chief caterer.  She's also doing one hell of a job raising 3 boys (only 2 of whom are under the age of 30).  Bleeds Orange & Blue, and I'm almost certain she'd leave MD13 for Timmy if he came calling (but who wouldn't??).  Everyone has a list, right?

Luke Mini: He puts up with all of us crazy people and our crazy midget offspring (who seem to think he's a jungle gym).  In exchange, we occasionally watch Penn State on game day.  During commercials for the real game. 

The Kingpin: He brought the Crew together, and then flew the coop.  Still makes it back to town every now and then, and always draws a great crowd.  Hey Kingpin, when are you coming back for good? 

The Admiral: my little brother, who has earned his title by virtue of the number of boats in his fleet.  Boats seem to be drawn to him - they just find their way to him.  Seriously, it's impressive. 

The Princess: she's almost family, and I swear I'm not being mean with the nickname - she claims it (and it's a total misnomer; she's not actually a prissy girl).  If the Admiral's lucky, she'll eventually be the Admiral-ette.  (Hear that, Admiral?)

The Crew: might as well be family

Don't be offended if you're not on here yet.  A girl's only got so much time to type!